I'll let you draw your own conclusions -- because goodness knows, everyone seems to have an opinion on this one -- but I find Broder's response at least plausible. He was inexperienced with the car and relied on information from Tesla representatives, who it seems might have given him some bad advice. At the very least, I think Broder's response shows that he was in constant communication with Tesla people throughout his two-day drive and he did not maliciously lie about his experience.

There are a couple of unanswered questions remaining, however, like why Broder cannot account for a discrepancy between the fact that he "recalled" setting the cruise control to 54 mph, yet Tesla's logs showed he was traveling about 60 mph. And what effect, if any, did the car's smaller, all-weather tires have on its performance?